Meritorious Service Medal

• Awarded on: April 4, 2017
• Invested on: March 21, 2018

Cherie Elizabeth Davidson, M.S.M.
Victoria, British Columbia

In 1986, Cherie Davidson founded Island Heart to Heart, an education and support program for cardiac patients and their families. Its holistic approach incorporates nutrition, physical activity, stress management and information about medications and mental health into a seven-week program for participants recovering from vascular diseases. The first of its kind in the region, her model has been adopted as the standard of care for patients across Canada’s west coast.